After Agustin left, Blake entered the ward holding sunflowers in her hand. She pondered, 'When I arrived just now, I think I saw the man who seemed to have come out of Cecilia's ward.'

When she saw Agustin's figure, she felt a sense of familiarity as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she could not remember where.

Blake withdrew her gaze and looked at Cecilia, lying on the bed in a sorry state. Bruises covered her face, and the scars on her neck and arms were clearly visible. Blake, lip